Dec. 13, 2024

Final Rule (FR): Great Lakes Pilotage Rates – 2025 Annual Review

The Coast Guard has established new pilotage rates for the 2025 shipping season.

Nov. 27, 2024

Coast Guard seeking information regarding possible establishment of Shipping Safety Fairways in the Gulf of Maine

The Coast Guard published an advance notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPRM) on November 19, 2024, to seek public input on the potential establishment of shipping safety fairways (‘‘fairways’’) in the Gulf of Maine. If you would be impacted by the establishment of such fairways, we encourage you to read the ANPRM and provide feedback on regulations.gov no later than January 21, 2025.

Nov. 8, 2024

Call for Experts – National Academies of Science Study – Impacts on Shipping and Commercial, Tribal, and Recreational Fisheries from Development of Renewable Energy on the West Coast

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine is seeking suggestions for experts to participate in a new study to understand potential impacts of offshore renewable energy development on maritime traffic and fisheries (commercial, recreational, and Tribal) on the west coast in federal and state waters.

May 18, 2024

Updated Memorandum of Understanding between the Coast Guard and the National Cargo Bureau

The U.S. Coast Guard recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the National Cargo Bureau (NCB) that reaffirmed their longstanding relationship focused on the safety of hazardous material shipments through ports and at sea.

July 28, 2023

Pilot Cards

IMO Greenhouse Gas Strategy and recent MARPOL Annex VI requirements for EEXI and CII are requiring the shipping industry to makes changes to their vessels.